re: A Chef's Perspective

LOVE THESE QUESTIONS!!!!

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How do y'all feel when someone brings in their own wine?

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I've had everything brought in from an '85 La Tache to a 3liter box of wine(no joke).

If it's a special bottle(we can tell) I'll prob wave the corkage fee for a taste. If you stopped by Rouse's & bring in some Silver Oak or Kendall Jackson - you're gonna get charged.

Also, bring in a bottle then buy a bottle, corkage is waived.

These unwritten rules apply to most full service places.

We spend a lot of time sourcing the wine list, changing it up, keeping it fresh. When someone brings in their own wine it's as if all that effort is lost on that customer, at that moment.

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if it's handled the way that you do it, you're doing it right.